Reign of Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) (1 jan 1762 ano – 1 jan 1796 ano)

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Queen of Russia after she had Peter III killed, Cathernine the great tried to westernize Russia, and was a major supporter of the philosophes. She reformed Russian law with the ideals of the Enlightenment, but still expanded serfdom and granted more power to the nobles. She also captured a great deal of territory for Russia in the Caucasus and Poland.

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